Stage Body Positions

Match the following or be destroyed!!!!!!

• Full Back

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• Full Front

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• 3/4 Left & 3/4 Right

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• 1/4 Left & 1/4 Right

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• Profile Left & Profile Right

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Is the position of the actor’s body in relationship to the audience.

• Stage Body Position
• Full Front
• Profile Left & Profile Right
• Center Stage

Strongest Position facing the audience. Awkward for group scenes.

• Full Front
• Stage Body Position
• 3/4 Left & 3/4 Right
• Stage Right

Great for scene work with two actors. When you need to face the audience and other actor.

• 1/4 Left & 1/4 Right
• 3/4 Left & 3/4 Right
• Stage Body Position
• Stage Left

Used in real life for two people to talk. On stage not a strong position and audience can't hear as while.

• Profile Left & Profile Right
• Full Back
• Full Front
• 1/4 Left & 1/4 Right

Very weak positions few audience can see actors face.

• 3/4 Left & 3/4 Right
• Profile Left & Profile Right
• 1/4 Left & 1/4 Right
• Full Front

The weakest position, no one can see face or hear lines.

• Full Back
• 1/4 Left & 1/4 Right
• Full Front

• Back stage

To face or turn toward the audience more than would be natural, for instance in a staged conversation.

• Cheating
• Open
• Full Front
• Center Stage

When an actor is facing the audience, they are said to be ___________.

• Open
• Center Stage
• Stage Body Position
• Downstage